Abraham Quote by Bill Oberst Jr

Abraham Lincoln comes from nothing, has no education, no money, lives in the middle of nowhere on the frontier. And despite the fact that…

— Seth Grahame-Smith

People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but…

— Henry Louis Gates

“Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will.”

— Anonymous

There is a great overlap of tragedy that played out through the generations of the Lincolns. That, coupled with the idea that many people…

— Michael Beschloss

I think we have reason to thank God for Abraham Lincoln. With all his deficiencies, it must be admitted that he has grown continually.

— Lydia M. Child

Lincoln was an American messiah, seemingly sent by God to save our country, our union, and our soul. He prioritized unity above all. Perhaps…

— Andy Dunn

“Lincoln did not admire those who think it is a mark of sophistication to sneer at patriotism. He believed that God has a will…

— Elton Trueblood

Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of…

— David Herbert Donald

Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth.…

— Eric Foner

Lincoln did but pour the soul of the nation into the monumental act of universal liberty; and that soul was inspired by the gospel.

— Edward Thomson

“Over the course of his career, Abraham Lincoln had a staggering record of lost elections and public-office failures. For the ungainly lawyer from Illinois,…

— Jeff Olson

There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.

— Steven Spielberg